MXGP made its first visit to KymiRing for the Grand Prix of Finland and for the next sequence in the 2025 campaign that involve races in Czech Republic, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands during July and August. The thirteenth round of the season was notable for Lucas Coenen’s 1-1-1 shutout and his third overall victory of the year for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. In the MX2 class Andrea Adamo and Sacha Coenen classified 2nd and 3rd respectively behind Kay De Wolf in the sand.
Red Bull KTM were without the presence of five-times world champion Jeffrey Herlings for the Grand Prix of Finland but were able to re-focus on their double title pursuit in 2025 with Lucas Coenen 32 points from the red plate in MXGP and Simon Laengenfelder heading the MX2 division by 52 points from teammate Andrea Adamo.
After years of delays and speculation, the KymiRing was finally ready for MXGP duty and the course was flat, long, sandy and jumpy. The layout presented a fresh challenge for all teams and riders in both categories. The Finnish summer weather played ball on Saturday and Lucas Coenen controlled the warm MXGP Qualification Heat with his KTM 450 SX-F for a fifth Pole of the year; more than double the next nearest rider in the list. In MX2, Sacha Coenen earned the holeshot and secured P2 with his KTM 250 SX-F. Simon Laengenfelder was 4th and Andrea Adamo posted 6th.
Sunday was again hot and sunny. Coenen grabbed the lead from the first corners of the opening MXGP moto and had a ten-second cushion by the third lap. He eased to the finish line for his ninth success of the season and first since the German GP. In the second race the youngster almost produced a replica performance but had a worrying moment with a small crash that forced him to recover his racebike, restart and retake P1. Lucas was able to consolidate a new zone of superiority to end a three-GP streak of runner-up finishes.
